Fabian Nürnberger

Fabian Nürnberger (born 28 July 1999) is a German-Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or central midfielder for Darmstadt 98.

Career
Nürnberger was born in Hamburg. He played in his youth for the Niendorfer TSV under-19 team and made 21 appearances scoring 4 goals.

1. FC Nürnberg
As an 18-year-old he moved to Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg in Franconia. For his second team playing in the Regionalliga Bayern, the defender played 31 games as a regular player, in which he was able to contribute three goals and three assists. At the end of the season, he finished third with the team behind promoted and champion Bayern Munich II and VfB Eichstätt.

Following the season, Nürnberger received his first professional contract in May 2019, which is valid until 2021. In addition, he was permanently appointed to the FCN second division squad, trained by Damir Canadi, for which he had already completed training sessions for the 2019–20 season. In the 1–0 home win against VfL Osnabrück on match day 4, Nürnberger was used for the first time after a substitution for a professional team.

On 13 March 2020, 1. FC Nürnberg announced that Nürnberger had tested positive for COVID-19.

Darmstadt 98
On 30 May 2023, Nürnberger signed a contract with the returning to Bundesliga team of Darmstadt 98 until June 2026, coming as a free transfer.

International career
Since Nürnberger's father is German and his mother is Bulgarian, he can play for both Germany and Bulgaria. On 12 September 2023, Georgi Ivanov, technical director of the Bulgarian Football Union, announced that Nürnberger had accepted to represent Bulgaria on an international level and that they were working on making him available to debut in October or November 2023.